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- MacVONK Ships HandiWorks
- Low cost, integrated software application requires little memory
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- Contact:
- Jan Deruiter
- MacVONK USA
- (215) 660-0606
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- Kim Criswell, Melody Retzer
- Criswell Communications
- (510) 549-7016
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- Narberth, PA (December 30, 1991) -- MacVONK today began shipping HandiWorks, a
- $175 "all-in-one" software application for Macintosh computers that eliminates
- the need to switch applications or load multiple programs. Requiring only a
- small amount of memory, HandiWorks combines a word processor, a spreadsheet,
- basic drawing and page layout tools, and an Address Manager database. The
- product includes templates for commonly used office forms, as well as
- dictionaries for hyphenation and spell checking in English and Spanish.
- Dictionaries for 10 other languages are also available.
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- HandiWorks opens as a blank page where "frames" of text, numbers (spreadsheets)
- and images can be created or imported. Users determine the size, placement and
- total number of frames on each page. Everything on the page is linked, no
- matter how many independent frames are in the document. Whenever data is
- changed, all the linked items are automatically updated.
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- “HandiWorks combines all the basic tools business people really use, in a way
- that is truly integrated, convenient, and surprisingly conservative in terms of
- both memory use and cost," said Piet Vonk, MacVONK cofounder. "We traded some
- of the bells and whistles of a feature-laden product for the ability to run on
- PowerBooks and older Macs, where memory constraints are a big concern. As a
- result, HandiWorks is the smallest, least expensive integrated application on
- the market. No other vendor offers as much functionality for such a low
- price."
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- Macintoshes with only 1 MB RAM can run HandiWorks under System 6, the older
- version of Apple's operating system software. The 2 MB RAM that comes standard
- on new Macintoshes are more than sufficient for running HandiWorks under System
- 7. HandiWorks uses a maximum of 800K when all of its applications and features
- are active. Under most circumstances, the program uses less.
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- HandiWorks imports and exports ASCII, Microsoft Word, WriteNow, and MacWrite
- files. It also supports EPS, TIFF, PICT, PICT2, and MacPaint formats, allowing
- pictures to be imported from any popular drawing program and manipulated within
- HandiWorks. HandiWorks can exchange files with other word processors and
- spreadsheets through Claris XTND filters. A limited number of filters ship
- with HandiWorks. The full collection, including cross-platform file formats,
- is sold separately.
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- HandiWorks is available now through MacVONK's sales offices in Canada and
- Pennsylvania. The product is also distributed by Ingram Micro D and PC Micro.
- The suggested retail price is $175. Claris XTND and additional foreign
- language dictionaries are available through the same channels.
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- MacVONK•USA, based in Narberth, PA, markets and distributes business software
- for Macintosh users. Designed to be "mutually supportive", each product
- complements others in the MacVONK line. Products include NetOctopus, Inforum,
- P.INK SQL, KeyPlan, and LaserPlot. MacVONK•USA is a subsidiary of MacVONK, a
- privately held, international corporation headquartered in Holland. For more
- information contact MacVONK•USA at 313 Iona Ave., Narberth, PA 19072. Phone:
- (215) 660-0606.
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- This information is provided by the product's developer or distributor and
- constitutes neither an endorsement nor a recommendation by Apple Computer,
- Inc.. Apple assumes no responsibility with regard to selection, performance or
- use of this product. All understandings, agreements and warranties, if any,
- take place directly between the developer and the prospective user.
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